The Day Nursery Auxiliary will host its 24th annual luncheon and style show, Children’s Autumn Di-Vine, this Friday, October 5 at The Mansion at Oak Hill, 5801 E. 116thStreet, Carmel. Proceeds will benefit Day Nursery’s Tuition Assistance Scholarship Program, which helps fund over 200 children annually to attend one of Day Nursery’s seven early childhood and education centers throughout Indianapolis. Event co-chairs are Shirley Romine and BJ Maley.

Alpha Blackburn modeled clothing from The Secret Ingredient at last year’s fundraiser.

Jenny Anchondo, reporter for Fox 59 and co-anchor of its early morning news, will serve as moderator of this year’s event. Auxiliary members, community leaders, and Day Nursery teachers and students will model the latest “di-vine” fashions from The Secret Ingredient, an Indianapolis woman’s clothing store, and Blue Eyes & Bare Feet, a collection of children’s clothing created from vintage, vintage-inspired, modern and recycled or reused fabrics.

The Day Nursery Auxiliary has supported the work of The Day Nursery Association for 74 years, making a difference in the lives of young children in central Indiana through excellent early care and education. The Auxiliary is indebted to Dr. Daniel Stout and the Digestive Health Center, Key Bank, Appnuity, Ogletree-Deakins, Hylant Group, and US Foods for sponsoring this year’s event.

Just in time for holiday gifting!! The brand new Day Nursery Auxiliary cookbook is on sale now. Copies are $15 each and can be purchased at any upcoming meeting or mailed to you for an additional $5.00. We are working to set up an online store for easy ordering but for now, you can call us at 636-9197 ext 227 and we’ll take your order. Proceeds from the cookbook “Day Nursery Delights” will go to support Indianapolis families through the Day Nursery tuition assistance fund.

The Day Nursery Auxiliary annual Luncheon and Style Show is this Friday at the Mansion at Oak Hill in Carmel. We in the home stretch of the details including sharing info about the great Indianapolis companies who have supported this event. Today, last, but certainly never least, we want to thank Anthem Insurance, Greenwalt CPAs and Gregory & Appel Insurance for sponsoring the 2011 Day Nursery Auxiliary Style Show. All three companies are leaders in the Indianapolis community, and we appreciate their dedication to the children and families we serve. Through their support of the Style Show, we are able to ensure that more of the event proceeds go directly to support our early education programs for our children. Now that’s a great partnership!

In 2006, Day Nursery was lucky to find Edwards-Rigdon Construction Company when we were ready to build our new early education center on the campus of IU Health west inAvon. Not only did they work tirelessly to ensure that every detail of the project was right, they became great friends of ours. Over the years they have helped with other projects including the build out of our newest center, Day Nursery Northwest located in Park 100. Their sponsorship of the 2011 Style Show is another example of their commitment to investing in the community through the children we serve.

Baker & Daniels is a full service law firm serving clients in regional, national and international transactions, regulatory matters and litigation. Their commitment to Honesty, Integrity, Quality, Respect and Trust are the same values that we share here at Day Nursery. In all that we do, the children are at the heart of everything. We are grateful for the support of Baker & Daniels for not only this style show, but for their many years of investing in our mission of assuring the highest level of early childhood education for children in centralIndiana.

Recently, our benefits company, AGIS, was acquired by Hylant Group. We are happy to highlight our partnership with them and welcome them to the Day Nursery family. Here’s a little more about them from their website:

“Since 1935, Hylant Group has delivered a full range of customized, cost-effective insurance brokerage and risk-management solutions that fit a wide variety of client needs.

Understanding that every business has a unique organizational blueprint, Hylant has developed a number of dedicated practice groups to offer specialized service in a variety of industries and needs, such as executive risk, property and marine, aviation, medical risk and international coverage.

Whether a Fortune 1,000 company or a small, family-owned business, Hylant has professionals committed to your specific needs, who proactively approach a myriad of issues to minimize the overall cost of risk.

Hylant also offers a wide array of personal insurance solutions to protect families and their assets from the

DL Lowry Hairspa and Boutique will provide the hairstyling and make artistry for the Celebrity and Auxiliary Member models at our upcoming style show on October 7. This fantastic salon has been making its mark as the go-to hairspa for cutting edge styles and boutique accessories. We are very excited that they have so generously donated their services to our event for which all proceeds directly benefit the children and families we serve. Be sure to join us at the Style Show to see their stylist’s amazing work!

DL Lowry Hairspa and Boutique is located at 1300 E. 86th Street in Nora Plaza. Call them at 317.843.2611 to make an appointment or visit their website for more information. And be sure to check out their new location, DL Salon, at 49th andPenn.

Indiana University Health is a true partner in every sense of the word. Since the opening of the Day Nursery IU Health Early Education Center in 2003 at 2140 Boulevard Place and the Hendricks County Early Education Center in 2006 on the IU Health West campus, we have been caring for the youngest children and their families in our communities together. Both centers are open to the public and both are a perfect place for children to get the best start in life. IU Health’s generous sponsorship of the Style Show is another example of the good work they do in the community for young children.

The Day Nursery Auxiliary’s Annual Style Show and Luncheon is just one week away and already there has been quite a buzz! This fabulous event provides scholarships to at-risk children to attend Day Nursery and is only made possible through the hard work of our Ladies Auxiliary and through the generous support of our event sponsors. Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting our generous sponsors and their important partnership with Day Nursery. We’d like to thank Dr. Daniel Stout and the Digestive Health Center-Gastroenterology of Indianapolis for their headline sponsorship for the third year in a row! Dr. Stout is double board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine and has been in practice in the Indianapolis area since 1980. Digestive Health Center was established in 1988 as the second, free standing Ambulatory Endoscopy center in the United States. Digestive Health Center is located at 1120 AAA Way, Carmel, IN 46032. Contact the office at (317) 848-5494 or visit the website for more information.